A view of O Mon thermal power plant in Can Tho (Photo: baocantho.com.vn)Can Tho (VNA) – As many as 500 domestic and foreign delegatesare expected to attend a conference to promote investment in the Mekong Deltacity of Can Tho, which is slated for August 10, 2018.
At a meeting held on May 29 to review preparations for the conference, ViceChairman of the municipal People’s Committee Truong Quang Hoai Nam said thatthe city is scheduled to call for investment in 54 projects worth over 100trillion VND (4.4 billion USD).
Among those, the three biggest projects are to develop infrastructuresystems for industrial parks in O Mon and Thot Not districts, run by the managementboard of industrial parks and export processing zones of Can Tho city, withtotal estimated capital of about 18.2 trillion VND (about 801.7 million USD).
Can Tho also hopes to lure investment for a project to build a level-twologistics centre of the Mekong Delta economic sub-region. The project isestimated to cost 150 million USD and covers 242 hectares in Cai Rang district.It is expected to reduce logistics costs for not only Can Tho but the wholeregion.
Themed “Sharing Potential, Developing Together,” the Can Tho investmentpromotion conference 2018 will introduce the city’s strengths, potential andinvestment opportunities as well as investment plans and projects, and CanTho’s commitments to investors.
At the same time, the event will highlight major targets of the city,along with a list of projects needing investment in the 2018-2020 period.
The city also hopes to learn experience to develop the city into a hubof services, effective agriculture and IT.
Investment licences for some projects will also be handed over toinvestors at the conference. Meanwhile, a number of projects, including VinmecHospital and FPT University will also be inaugurated on the occasion.-VNA
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